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Today — 12 September 2024Variety

Linda Ronstadt Slams Donald Trump’s ‘Toxic Politics, Hatred of Women’ and More Ahead of Rally in Her Hometown: ‘I’m Worried About Keeping the Rapist Out of the White House’

12 September 2024 at 13:57
Linda Ronstadt posted a lengthy statement on Instagram slamming Donald Trump ahead of his Sept. 12 campaign event at the Linda Ronstadt Music Hall in Tuscon, Arizona. The singer wrote that she “would prefer to ignore” the Trump event but “since the building has my name on it, I need to say something,”  “It saddens me to […]

Yesterday — 11 September 2024Variety

Hugh Grant Rejected Studio Movies Due to ‘Pushback from Non-Creative Execs’: ‘You Felt Like a Big Corporation Was Breathing Down’ the Director’s Neck

11 September 2024 at 21:33
Hugh Grant revealed in a new interview with Vanity Fair that he’s rejected several offers to star in major Hollywood studio films. The actor popped up as the villain in last year’s Paramount tentpole “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,” and it appears that movie was the rare studio movie to get Grant’s sign of […]

Colin Farrell Complained on ‘The Penguin’ Set ‘That I F—ing Want It to Be Finished,’ Said After Wrapping: ‘I Never Want to Put That F—ing Suit on Again’

11 September 2024 at 20:50
Colin Farrell recently told Total Film magazine that he’s not sure about returning as Oswald Cobblepot for a potential second season of “The Penguin” given what a burden it is to emotionally and physically transform into the infamous Batman villain. Farrell debuted as the gangster in 2022’s “The Batman.” The first season of “The Penguin” […]

Elizabeth Olsen Says Marvel ‘Didn’t Know What to Do With’ Scarlet Witch ‘For a Second There’ and She’ll Return Only ‘If There’s a Way to Use Her Well’

11 September 2024 at 20:15
Elizabeth Olsen is open to reprising Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but only if there’s a way to use the character well. The actor hasn’t been seen in the MCU since 2022’s “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” which turned Wanda into a full blown villain and ended with the character […]

Megyn Kelly Says ‘F You, Taylor Swift’ in Dramatic Tirade After Singer Endorses Kamala Harris: ‘Taylor and Travis Kelce Are the Epitomes of Elite Snobs’

11 September 2024 at 18:54
Donald Trump wasn’t the only one to warn Taylor Swift that endorsing Kamala Harris for president might impact her sales. Megyn Kelly unleashed a tirade against the singer and told her: “You can kiss your sales to the Republican audience goodbye, Taylor; hope you enjoyed them while you had them.” Trump said Swift would “pay […]

Mark Ruffalo Says Kamala Harris ‘Crushed’ Trump in the Debate and ‘Baited Him’ to Sputter Out; Nick Offerman Calls It ‘A Good Old-Fashioned Ass-Whupping’

11 September 2024 at 13:11
Kamala Harris earned praise from Hollywood following her first presidential debate against Donald Trump, which many in the industry viewed as a resounding triumph for Harris’ campaign. Mark Ruffalo, for instance, posted on X (formerly Twitter) that he was initially “anxious” for the debate but the results could not have been more positive. “What is […]

Donald Trump Trolls Taylor Swift for Endorsing Kamala Harris, Says He Likes Brittany Mahomes Better and Swift Will ‘Pay a Price for It in the Marketplace’

11 September 2024 at 12:47
Donald Trump called in to “Fox & Friends” the morning after his first presidential debate against Kamala Harris and weighed in on Taylor Swift’s endorsement for his opponent’s campaign. The music icon formally endorsed Harris for president within a half hour of the debate’s conclusion. Swift also called out Trump for previously using a fake […]

Halle Berry Is ‘Eternally Miffed’ That She’s Still the Only Black Woman to Win the Best Actress Oscar: ‘I’m Continually Saddened by That Year After Year’

10 September 2024 at 22:42
Halle Berry continues to be disappointed with the Oscars as she remains the only Black performer to ever win the Academy Award for best actress. She took home the prize for “Monster’s Ball” at the 2002 Oscars, and only one other woman of color (Michelle Yeoh for “Everything Everywhere All at Once”) has won best […]

Before yesterdayVariety

Will Ferrell Says Dressing Up as a Woman on ‘SNL’ for Laughs Is ‘Something I Wouldn’t Choose to Do Now’

10 September 2024 at 21:32
Will Ferrell is no longer interested in performing in drag for laughs. During an interview on The New York Times’ “The Interview” podcast alongside his longtime friend and former “Saturday Night Live” head writer Harper Steele, Ferrell expressed a bit of regret over the “Janet Reno’s Fantasies” sketch from Season 23 of the sketch comedy […]

Denis Villeneuve Says ‘Dune 3’ Is ‘Not Like a Trilogy’ and Will Be His Last ‘Dune’ Movie: Other Directors Could Take Over So ‘I’m Not Closing the Door’ on the Franchise

10 September 2024 at 19:50
Denis Villeneuve appeared on Vanity Fair’s “Little Gold Men” podcast and stressed that an upcoming third “Dune” movie based on Frank Herbert’s novel “Dune Messiah” is not being developed as the completion of a trilogy in his eyes. Legendary confirmed in April that development on “Dune 3” was underway following the blockbuster success of “Dune: […]

Chester Bennington’s Son Confronts ‘Cruel’ and ‘Aggressive’ Linkin Park Fans After He Slammed Lead Singer Emily Armstrong: ‘People Are Saying Awful S—‘

10 September 2024 at 18:33
Chester Bennington’s son Jaime said on his Instagram story that some Linkin Park fans have become aggressive towards him after he spoke out against Emily Armstrong becoming the band’s new lead vocalist. Chester Bennington, who served as Linkin Park’s lead singer for over a decade, died in 2017 by suicide. Jamie criticized Armstrong’s hiring due in […]

Beyoncé Says There’s No ‘Renaissance’ or ‘Cowboy Carter’ Music Videos So That Fans Can ‘Focus on the Voice’: ‘Sometimes a Visual Can Be a Distraction’

10 September 2024 at 13:34
Beyoncé said in an interview with GQ magazine that she purposefully did not release any music videos for songs off her last two albums, 2022’s “Renaissance” and 2024’s “Cowboy Carter,” because she wanted the focus to remain on her voice and the music itself. Fans urged the singer to “release the visuals” after she never […]

‘Joker 2’ Team ‘Very Often’ Met in Joaquin Phoenix’s Trailer to ‘Tear the Script Up and Start All Over’: ‘It’s Three Hours Later and You’re Rewriting It on a Napkin’

5 September 2024 at 19:18
 “Joker: Folie à Deux” director Todd Phillips recently told Variety for a cover story that the goal in making the anticipated sequel to 2019’s “Joker” was “to make it feel like it was made by crazy people. The inmates are running the asylum.” It appears the director got his wish in part from his leading […]

‘South Park’ to Return in 2025; Creators Are Skipping Election ‘on Purpose,’ Avoiding Trump Jokes and Also ‘Waiting for Paramount to Figure Their S— Out’

5 September 2024 at 17:17
“South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone revealed in a new interview with Vanity Fair that their long-running animated series will not return until 2025, which means “South Park” will be skipping the 2024 presidential election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. The duo said the delay is somewhat “on purpose” because they no […]

Gary Oldman Gave Christopher Nolan an Ultimatum on ‘Oppenheimer’ Due to ‘Slow Horses’ Role: ‘If You Don’t Want Wigs’ Then ‘Get Someone Else to Do It’

5 September 2024 at 15:48
Gary Oldman is back on Apple TV+ thanks to the fourth season launch of his Emmy-nominated drama “Slow Horses,” and his ongoing role of Jackson Lamb nearly impacted his reunion with Christopher Nolan on “Oppenheimer.” Oldman, who played detective James “Jim” Gordon in Nolan’s Batman trilogy, starred as U.S. president Harry S. Truman in the […]

‘Empire’ Co-Creator Lee Daniels Says the Show Was ‘Absolutely the Worst Experience. Horrible!’ But ‘That Money, Money, Money. I Put My Kids Through College and S—‘

5 September 2024 at 13:52
Lee Daniels co-created Fox’s drama series “Empire,” which was one of the biggest shows on broadcast television during its six-season run on Fox between 2015 and 2020. The show, headlined by Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson, was a cultural phenomenon thanks to its outlandish characters (Cookie, for starters), massive ratings and hit original songs. […]

Michael Keaton’s Real Name Is Michael Douglas, and He’s Eyeing an Official Credits Switch to ‘Michael Keaton Douglas’ in the Future: ‘That Will Happen’

5 September 2024 at 00:24
Michael Keaton is back on the big screen in Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” which is aiming to clear the $100 million mark in its opening weekend at the domestic box office. The long-awaited sequel might be the last time the Oscar-nominated actor is officially credited as Michael Keaton, which has been his stage name since […]

‘The Batman 2’ Will Include Colin Farrell’s Penguin but Not Gentleman Ghost Because ‘We Would Never Go Into Full Fantastical,’ Says Matt Reeves

4 September 2024 at 22:11
Matt Reeves confirmed to SFX magazine that “we’re finishing up the script now” for “The Batman Part II” and “the plan is to shoot next year.” Warner Bros. announced earlier this year that the release for the Robert Pattinson-starring sequel was being delayed an entire year from Oct. 3, 2025 to Oct. 2, 2026. “Colin [Farrell] […]

Hugh Jackman Says ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Director Shouted ‘Fresh Lube on Hugh!’ to Make His Muscles Pop and ‘Put on Oil to Make My Skin Glisten’

4 September 2024 at 20:57
Hugh Jackman posted a nearly four-minute voice note to social media in which he thanked his team for getting him into optimal shape for “Deadpool & Wolverine,” which featured his long-awaited return as the eponymous X-Men mutant after originally hanging up his claws after 2017’s “Logan.” Jackman’s return powered the Marvel tentpole to $1.2 billion […]

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